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    Last Updated: 10/30/2025

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    MediFind found 52 doctor with experience in Empyema near Paducah, KY. Of these, 40 are Experienced, 11 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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    52 providers found
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Baptist Health Medical Group Inc

      2605 Kentucky Ave, Suite 601, 
      Paducah, KY 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      John Resser is an Otolaryngologist in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. Resser is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Tonsillitis, Thyroid Nodule, Aural Polyps, Laryngectomy, and Myringotomy. Dr. Resser is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Advanced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Baptist Health Medical Group Inc

      2605 Kentucky Ave, Suite 601, 
      Paducah, KY 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Carl Nechtman is an Otolaryngologist in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. Nechtman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Male Pattern Baldness, Aural Polyps, Macroglossia, Septoplasty, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Nechtman is currently accepting new patients.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Advanced in Empyema
      Advanced in Empyema

      Baptist Health Medical Group Inc

      2605 Kentucky Ave, Suite 202, 
      Paducah, KY 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Robert Lipson is an Urologist in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. Lipson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Ureteroscopy, and Bladder Reconstruction. Dr. Lipson is currently accepting new patients.

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      Advanced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine

      Four Rivers Internal Medicine PLLC

      3131 Parisa Dr, 
      Paducah, KY 
       (2.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jason Lorch is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. Lorch is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Sinusitis, Empyema, H1N1 Influenza, and Osteomyelitis in Children.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine
      Advanced in Empyema
      Pulmonary Medicine

      Baptist Health Medical Group Inc

      546 Lone Oak Rd, 
      Paducah, KY 
       (2.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Bengali, Gaelic, Hindi, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Sugata Sensarma is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. Sensarma is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Sensarma is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Empyema
      Advanced in Empyema

      Mercy Health Physicians Kentucky Specialty Care LLC

      1532 Lone Oak Rd, Suite 310, 
      Paducah, KY 
       (3.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Patrick Ellison is an Urologist in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. Ellison is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, UPJ Obstruction, Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.

      Distinguished in Empyema
      Distinguished in Empyema

      Baptist Health Medical Group Inc

      2603 Kentucky Ave, Suite 102, 
      Paducah, KY 
       (5.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Michael Knox is an Urologist in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. Knox is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are UPJ Obstruction, Kidney Stones, Prostate Cancer, Ureteroscopy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery. Dr. Knox is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine | Geriatrics
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine | Geriatrics

      Southeastern Physician Services PC

      2501 Kentucky Ave, 
      Paducah, KY 
       (1.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Khai Truong is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Geriatrics in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. Truong is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Renovascular Hypertension, Diverticular Disease, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Baptist Health Medical Group Inc

      2601 Kentucky Ave, Suite 103, 
      Paducah, KY 
       (1.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      David Saxon is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. Saxon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Uvulitis, Ludwig Angina, Cellulitis, and Peptic Ulcer. Dr. Saxon is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Empyema
      Otolaryngology

      Baptist Health Medical Group Inc

      2605 Kentucky Ave, 
      Paducah, KY 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Shawn Jones is an Otolaryngologist in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. Jones is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Laryngeal Cancer, Aural Polyps, Gastrostomy, and Laryngectomy. Dr. Jones is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Urology | Colorectal Surgery
      Experienced in Empyema
      Urology | Colorectal Surgery

      Baptist Health Medical Group Inc

      2605 Kentucky Ave, Suite 301, 
      Paducah, KY 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Seymour Kilstein is an Urologist and a Colorectal Surgeon in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. Kilstein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Enlarged Prostate (BPH), Boils, Folliculitis, Carbuncle, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Kilstein is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine

      Baptist Health Medical Group Inc

      2605 Kentucky Ave, Suite 602, 
      Paducah, KY 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Michael Watson is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. Watson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, Chronic Pain, Insomnia, and Sciatica. Dr. Watson is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Pediatrics | Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Pediatrics | Internal Medicine

      Baptist Health Medical Group Inc

      2605 Kentucky Ave, Suite 602, 
      Paducah, KY 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Allen Tinsley is a primary care provider, practicing in Pediatrics and Internal Medicine in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. Tinsley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Sinusitis, Empyema, Obesity, and Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD).

      Experienced in Empyema
      Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology
      Experienced in Empyema
      Plastic Surgery | Otolaryngology

      Baptist Health Medical Group Inc

      2605 Kentucky Ave, Suite 601, 
      Paducah, KY 
       (1.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      John Ballert is a Plastic Surgeon and an Otolaryngologist in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. Ballert is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Basal Cell Skin Cancer, Ear Cancer, Squamous Cell Skin Carcinoma, and Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC). Dr. Ballert is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      3131 Parisa Dr, 
      Paducah, KY 
       (2.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Joseph Bassi is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. Bassi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Sinusitis, Empyema, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), and Subacute Combined Degeneration.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      544 Lone Oak Rd, 
      Paducah, KY 
       (2.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Troy Nelson is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. Nelson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Diverticular Disease, Familial Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Experienced in Empyema

      Mercy Health Physicians Kentucky Specialty Care LLC

      225 Medical Ctr Dr, Suite 303, 
      Paducah, KY 
       (3.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Jonathan Chadwick is an Otolaryngologist in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. Chadwick is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hearing Loss, DFNB1, Jones Syndrome, and Palatopharyngeal Incompetence. Dr. Chadwick is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine | General Practice
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine | General Practice

      Mercy Health Physicians Kentucky LLC

      225 Medical Ctr Dr, Suite 101, 
      Paducah, KY 
       (3.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Joseph Pittard is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine and General Practice in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. Pittard is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are Defective Apolipoprotein B-100, Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH), Familial Hypercholesterolemia, and Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HeFH).

      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Internal Medicine

      Mercy Health Physicians Kentucky LLC

      225 Medical Ctr Dr, 
      Paducah, KY 
       (3.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Melissa Purvis is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. Purvis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. Her top areas of expertise are Vitamin D Deficiency, Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Diabetic Nephropathy, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Empyema
      Family Medicine
      225 Medical Center Drive, Suite 208-c Dr. Kenneth C Cook, M.d., Psc, 
      Paducah, KY 
       (3.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Kenneth Cook is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Paducah, Kentucky. Dr. Cook is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Empyema. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Hypothyroidism, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, and Endoscopy. Dr. Cook is currently accepting new patients.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Empyema?

      Empyema is a collection of pus in the space between the lung and the inner surface of the chest wall (pleural space).

      When should I see an Empyema doctor near Paducah, KY?

      There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

      • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
      • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
      • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
      • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
      • You want a second opinion.  

      What should I consider when choosing an Empyema doctor near Paducah, KY?

      It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

      How does MediFind rank Empyema doctors near Paducah, KY?

      MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

      What types of insurance are accepted by Empyema doctors near Paducah, KY?

      Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

      How can I book an appointment online with an Empyema doctor near Paducah, KY?

      MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Empyema doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Empyema doctor?

      Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

      How can I prepare for my appointment with an Empyema doctor near Paducah, KY?

      Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

      • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
      • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
      • Family history of disease 
      • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
      • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
      • List of questions and concerns 
      • Your insurance card 

      You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

      What questions should I ask my Empyema doctor?

      Here are some sample questions: 

      • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
      • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
      • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
      • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
      • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

      How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Empyema doctor may know about?

      MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

      MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

      Can I filter my search to show male or female Empyema doctors near Paducah, KY?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Empyema doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

      Can I filter my search to find an Empyema doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Empyema doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

      Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

      By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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